RPM, I am indeed indebted to you and the tour. I have been hesitant to pull this cork for ~years~ not knowing what to expect. Thanks to you, I finally have, and was richly rewarded with a lovely aged cab that is tasting wonderfully. Everything else will indeed have a high bar to match.
Om my, and 12.1% ABV.

bsevern

I just finished getting some home made chilli into the crockpot, but before I started I was kind of in the mood for something different so I cracked open a bottle of the 2006 Gazzi Chard...it's still drinking nicely, lots of white peach, a touch of banana, not bad for what it is.

Itwdswafo

And the gallivanting in local wines continues. Tonight is "the Queen of Clermont" 2010 which is a white blend from Tousey winery. Probably the best of the local wines so far, but a little on the sweet side for me.

Open in the decanter is a 2007 Tallulah Del Rio Syrah. See Tallulah has something up on WTSO, so we'll see how this bottle is doing.

ddeuddeg

Went to see A Midsummer Night's Dream. One bottle of '08 Triacipedis with the curried chicken salad before the show, and a bottle of '07 Scott Harvey Mountain Selection Zin during the second act (and finished at home). Life is good.

Always keep a bottle of Champagne in the fridge for special occasions. Sometimes the special occasion is that you've got a bottle of Champagne in the fridge. - Hester Browne
Filmmaker/winemaker Francis Ford Coppola says his two professions are almost the same and that each depends on source material and takes a lot of time to perfect.
The big difference: "Today's winemakers still worry about quality."

Itwdswafo

Wasn't enough wine, so opened up a bottle of 2009 Scott Harvey Amador County Zin. My current NY supply is down to 11 bottles now. Hoping the RPM shipment comes soon, though need to stock back up on the local wines too. I'm no where near desperate enough to start getting shipments sent over from my storage locker in Orange County.

bsevern

You're exactly right, it's the 2007 Mathis Grenache I have from woot. The 2008 sounds good. The CT notes seem to indicate it's still pretty tight, but I should just crack open a bottle to test out. Hard to go wrong with Grenache!

neilfindswine wrote:You probably have the '07 (from Woot)? I saw the '08 at Sonoma market tonight and picked it up.

It's exactly what I was looking for this eve. Bright and spicy. Young, but not sure how long I'd age? Frankly, it's yummy today.

Someone has to put WD's kids thru college, but why does it have to be me! *This post is for purposes of enabling only, and does not constitute any promise of helping pay for said enabling. It does indicate willingness to assist in drinking said wine.

rjquillin

Apologies...
I continue to prattle like a little kid in a candy shop. Just looked, yet again, at the label of the '77 and turned it to read the back. Lo, Winemaker's Note! It must have been that next to last sentence that kept my hands off this all these many years.

rpm preaches, and I'm now a True Believer and remain indebted to the group and in his mantra.
Buena Vista Vineyard Cab/Merlot 87/13% blend, must at 22.1 Brix, TA 0.6%, 12.1 ABV. Is Cathy the sole torch bearer? We need more of these. And it looks like Steven MacRostie is still with us and active. Anyone know about him?

kylemittskus

Cork had seepage. Still drank it and it was still quite delicious, but I think that the oxidation from the cork failure took away from it a bit. It's definitely the kind of style I want from a New World syrah; not over-the-top but powerful with good, concentrated fruit.

"If drinking is bitter, change yourself to wine." -Rainer Maria Rilke

"Champagne is a very kind and friendly thing on a rainy night." -Isak Dinesen

sanity

I am drinking an old vine zinfandel from Amador County, a wine from one of the winemaking groups at Grape Expectations. Upon opening, it smelled a little green, and a little like zin, but I had misgivings. I let it sit for 40 minutes while I began to prepare dinner - Asian Pork Tenderloins. This wine has opened up very nicely; light in color and texture, it smells like a zin, and is very enjoyable as an every day wine.

brightgreen

Having the 2011 Dry Creek Chenin Blanc that we picked up on the RPM tour. Pairing it with mahi mahi in a lemon-ginger marinade and a tarragon, potato, and carrot salad. The chenin blanc is as good as when we tried it at Dry Creek: quite crisp but still with a large amount of fruit.

brightgreen

Tonight we decided to cook one of the interesting options from a long list of recipes on the Pedroncelli website: grilled pork tenderloin with peach salsa (substituting pork chops for the loin). Recipe: http://www.pedroncelli.com/recipes/recipe.asp?RecipeID=149

Naturally, we opened a bottle of 2010 Pedroncelli friends.red to go with it, which we picked up on the RPM tour.

dstearl

I have one bottle of the 07 left and I don't want to open it, really introduced me to the varietal and now I can't get enough. Need more of it, hope we get a chance to buy some more on woot.

Tonight it is Buena Vista 2007 Pinot ramal vineyard. Very nice Pinot for the price.

bsevern wrote:You're exactly right, it's the 2007 Mathis Grenache I have from woot. The 2008 sounds good. The CT notes seem to indicate it's still pretty tight, but I should just crack open a bottle to test out. Hard to go wrong with Grenache!

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